Animated short teaches memory trick from @sesamestreet

The video shows an animated mother giving her daughter a three-item grocery list: a loaf of bread, a container of milk, and a stick of butter. The daughter confidently sets off, repeating the list in a rhythmic chant to commit it to memory. Upon arriving at the store, she forgets the third item, breaks the fourth wall to ask the audience for help, and then remembers after a flashback to her mother's voice. She successfully gets all the groceries and is praised by her mother for her good memory at the end.

Creator: @sesamestreet on Instagram

Video format

Skit

Video outline

  1. State a simple, memorable goal
  2. Show the process of remembering
  3. Create a moment of forgetting
  4. Ask the audience for help
  5. Reveal the answer and resolve

Narrative framework

The Forgetful Messenger

Narrative framework logic

A character is given a simple, multi-part task, struggles to remember it, and enlists the audience's help to achieve a successful and satisfying resolution.

Topics: Education, Family, Nostalgia

Concepts: Fourth Wall Break

Formats: Skit

Elements: Animated Character

Account types: Brand, Curator

Transcript excerpt

Now don't forget, a loaf of bread, a container of milk, and a stick of butter. If you can't remember, I'll write it down for you. It's okay, mommy. I won't forget. I'll remember. A loaf of bread, a container of milk, and a stick of butter. A loaf of bread, a container of milk, and a stick of butter. A loaf of bread, a container of milk, and a stick of butter. A loaf of bread, a container of milk, and a stick of butter. A loaf of bread, a container of milk, and a stick of butter. A loaf of bread, a container of milk, and a stick of butter. Mister, can I have a loaf of bread, a container of milk? Hey. I can't remember. Can you remember what my mommy said? A loaf of bread, a container of milk, and a stick of butter. A stick of butter. I remembered. I remembered. Mommy, mommy, I remember. A loaf of bread, a container of milk, and a stick of butter. You have a good memory, honey. Thank you, mommy.

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